Sir Reynard He Found

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Tybert the cat carries a letter and bows to Reynard, who sits with his arms folded

Still towards Malepartus he went, and arriving, Sir Reynard he found
Sitting in front of his house.

Artist

Name:: Kaulbach, Wilhelm von
Dates:: 1805-1874
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Harold B. Lee Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Reineke Fuchs
Author:: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Publisher:: Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1857
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Description:

Tybert the cat carries a letter and bows obsequiously to Reynard, who sits with his arms folded and looks at him sternly.

The caption reads in the original German:

Immer wandert’ er fort nach Malepartus, da fand er
Vor dem Hause Reineken sitzen.

English caption source: Reynard the Fox, trans. by John Storer Cobb (Boston: Damrell & Upham, 1899).

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